St Martin's Catholic Primary School
Pendennis Avenue, Caversham Park Village, Reading, RG4 6SS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Executive Head of School
- Mrs Bridget Tobin
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Federation
- The Federation of St Anne's & St Martins Catholic Primary Schools
- Constituency
- Reading Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 124
- URN
- 110038
- Local authority
- Reading
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189375544
About this school
St Martin's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Reading. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 124 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 21 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 76% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 10% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 95% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 90% | 96% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 96% | 95% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 112.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111.0 | 111.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Martin's Catholic Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Reading average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 74% | 55.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 135 |
| 2023/24 | 126 |
| 2024/25 | 141 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Martin's Catholic Primary School compares
St Martin's Catholic Primary School ranked 8th of 37 primary schools in Reading for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 5.4% | 16.3% | 124 | — |
| Caversham Park Primary School | 72% | 3.7% | 8.2% | 90 | 0.1 miles |
| The Hill Primary School | 64% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 410 | 0.7 miles |
| Micklands Primary School | 43% | 5.8% | 28.1% | 293 | 0.8 miles |
| Emmer Green Primary School | 69% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 417 | 0.9 miles |
| Caversham Primary School | 76% | 3.3% | 5.2% | 414 | 1.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.31%
- English as an additional language
- 21.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.43%
- Persistent absence
- 13.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Caversham Park Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Reading
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The Hill Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Reading
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Micklands Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Reading
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Emmer Green Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Reading
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Caversham Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Reading
Other schools in Reading
St Martin's Catholic Primary School ranks 20th of the 82 ranked primary schools in Reading.
- Aldermaston C.E. Primary School Primary
- Aldryngton Primary School Primary
- Alfred Sutton Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School Primary
- All Saints Junior School Primary
- Basildon C.E. Primary School Primary
- Battle Primary Academy Primary
- Beechwood Primary School Primary
- Beenham Primary School Primary
- Birch Copse Primary School Primary
- Bradfield C.E. Primary School Primary
- Brimpton C.E. Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Martin's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Martin's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Reading.
- Who is the executive head of school of St Martin's Catholic Primary School?
- The executive head of school of St Martin's Catholic Primary School is Mrs Bridget Tobin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Martin's Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Martin's Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Martin's Catholic Primary School?
- St Martin's Catholic Primary School has 124 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Martin's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Martin's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 124 on roll (59%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Martin's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Martin's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
- Does St Martin's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Martin's Catholic Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs St Martin's Catholic Primary School?
- St Martin's Catholic Primary School is part of the The Federation of St Anne's & St Martins Catholic Primary Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Martin's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Martin's Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- St Martin's Catholic Primary School ranked 8th of 37 primary schools in Reading for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Martin's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Martin's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Martin's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Martin's Catholic Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.